Newsletter - August 2009

DIRECTOR’S CORNER

Democracy is much more than elections

The main challenge in voter education is to ensure the broader perspective of civic education. Read more

THEME: GET READY FOR ELECTIONS

Why register?

All Sudanese citizens above 18 years of age have the right to vote in a general election but to access your right, you have to be registered as a voter. Read more

Forum theatre as voter education

Forum theatre is a popular method in community awareness and voter education programmes among MS Sudan partners. Read more

NEWS FROM MS SUDAN

Learn about your human rights – while playing

MS Sudan and CEFORD have developed a game called Human Rights’ Game. The game can be used in trainings but also when you just want to have some fun. Read more

Brake down the language barrier

MS Sudan is developing a dictionary in which key concepts are translated into common languages used in Central Equatoria State. Help us find the right words! Read more

PAC visiting partner in Lainya

In June, the MS Sudan Policy Advisory Council met to discuss the MS Sudan programme and to visit the Community Empowerment Programme in Lainya County. Read more

Information kits for resource centres
In collaboration with NRC and DRC, MS Sudan is putting together information kits for all resource centres working with MS Sudan. Read more

No more volunteers in 2009
Unfortunately, MS Sudan will not receive new volunteers 1 September 2009 as expected. Read more

PARTNERS WITH MS SUDAN

Here is a list with contact details for all the partners working with MS Sudan.

PARTNER NEWS

Resource centres make room for democracy

MS Sudan supports resource centres because access to information is crucial in strengthening local democracy in Southern Sudan. Read more

Sudanese participating in international youth camp in Uganda

In August, six Sudanese youths participated in an international youth camp in Masindi, Uganda, organised by East African Network in Sports & Development. Read more

TO OUR PARTNERS

NCB collapse delays partner grants

30% of the money budgeted for partner support by MS Sudan in 2009 is locked up in Nile Commercial Bank. New accounts have been opened in KCB. Read more

45% of partner grants for 2009 disbursed

MS Sudan encourages partners to always keep their accounts up-to-date so that all disbursements can be accounted for. Read more

In partnership with MS Sudan

Partnerships are a crucial part of the MS Sudan strategy. Actually, without our partners, we are nothing. But what is an MS Sudan partnership and why are there different kinds of partners? Programme officer at MS Sudan Don Bosco Malish explains. Read more

The role of the development worker

The development workers are key instruments in the implementation of the MS Sudan strategy and in the cooperation with our partners. Read more

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

A number of laws that are relevant for civil society organisations have been passed recently. MS Sudan does its best to provide its partners with the relevant documents but you can also find them here.

This newsletter is published by MS Sudan on a quarterly basis. The newsletter is also available in hard copy. For contributions or comments to the newsletter, please contact Janne Bruvoll (info.mssudan@ms.or.ug).

If you want to learn more about MS Sudan, contact Janne Bruvoll, information officer at MS Sudan (info.mssudan@ms.or.ug). Or visit our website: www.ms.dk/sudan.

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